Buckeye Forest Council signed on to a letter that went out today to the EPA with several other environmental groups. A letter sent today to EPA from several Ohio environmental groups states that wood-burning biomass power plants shouldn’t be counted as “clean” or “carbon neutral” energy under the Clean Power Plan. Ohio has several huge coal-to-biomass projects that have been approved as renewable energy in the state, but these haven’t moved forward due to cost and logistical considerations. If EPA allows states to replace coal with wood under the Clean Power Plan, however, Ohio forests could be cut...

HB 490, introduced by Representatives David Hall and Andy Thompson, posed a major threat to public safety, especially for first responders. Thankfully, the Ohio State Senate Agriculture Committee killed HB 490 prior to going to the floor a vote....